Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
Police intervene in the district of El Porvenir, Trujillo, where they detain and torture young Jessica Rosa Chávez Ruiz (17 years old), worker Pedro Javier Cruz Guzmán (28 years old) and Héctor Rodríguez (28 years old), who were participating in a social activity in the Víctor Raúl Haya de la …
During 1989, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) significantly intensified the recruitment of youth and children in the province of Satipo. This recruitment campaign was carried out both in the cities and in rural areas near the highway. Forced recruitment was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to …
The Shining Path forcibly recruited the 16-year-old son of a declarant, threatening to kill the whole family if they did not hand him over. The subversives said 'Your son has to accompany us to death' and 'If you don't let your son go with us, we will kill your whole …
On December 24, 1986, known as the Bloody Easter, twelve young men were murdered for refusing to join the People's Guerrilla Army. The Shining Path leaders demanded a new quota of twelve boys between 10 and 13 years of age. The parents objected and the boys refused. Suddenly the discussion …
In 1986, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out forced recruitments of adolescents and youths in several districts of the province of Churcampa, specifically in San Miguel de Mayocc and Locroja. These compulsive recruitments were part of the PCP-SL's strategy to rebuild its ranks after the …
Since 1984, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) intensified the forced recruitment of adolescents and young people in various rural areas of the country. This practice became frequent in the department of Pasco and other regions, forcing many rural families, especially those with greater resources, to migrate …
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